Just another blog with nothing really to say except to express myself to no-one in particular with no particular reason other than other people are doing it. If you are reading this, you may have to tollerate posts with good recipes, great guitar, and video game references all at once. I hope that you are not too put off.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Things I Like

I like words that don't quite translate into English. Words that youhave to have a feeling for. I like the idea of a word that floatsalong the border of definitions and is irreplaceable. And, I don'tmean for inventions or objects that originate in another language.Take the word caritas, for instance. It's love, and charity, and aspirit all at once. For all intents and purposes you can simply use itwith English because it hasn't evolved. It's about something that hasalways existed and still exists today and you find it in people, andthere is no other word that quite captures that feeling of charitablelove or human thoughtful compassion. This has been my idée fixe forthe morning.